Warmer Weather WAAAAY Up North

If you're looking to get away and find some warmer temperatures after this cool and rainy week, why not try... Alaska?

That's right. Highs on Friday were only in the 50s for the Stateline, but southern parts of Alaska easily warmed into the 70s!

Those 70s broke or tied plenty of record highs. Here's the full list from the National Weather Service in Anchorage:

SKWENTNA.....................73  (PREVIOUS RECORD 71 SET IN 2009)
TALKEETNA....................73  (PREVIOUS RECORD 68 SET IN 2009)
SEWARD.......................72  (PREVIOUS RECORD 63 SET IN 2003)
CORDOVA AIRPORT..............72  (TIES RECORD 72 SET IN 2009) 
PALMER.......................72  (TIES RECORD 72 SET IN 2009)       
VALDEZ AIRPORT...............70  (PREVIOUS RECORD 61 SET IN 2009)       
PORT ALSWORTH................70  (PREVIOUS RECORD 69 SET IN 2009) 
ANCHORAGE FORECAST OFFICE....70* (TIES RECORD 70 SET IN 2009)
TED STEVENS INT'L. AIRPORT...69  (PREVIOUS RECORD 66 IN 2009)
KODIAK.......................66  (PREVIOUS RECORD 59 SET IN 2009) 
ANIAK........................66  (PREVIOUS RECORD 60 SET IN 1967)
HOMER........................64  (TIES RECORD 64 SET IN 2009) 
DILLINGHAM...................64  (TIES RECORD 64 SET IN 1940) 
SPARREVOHN AIRSTRIP..........64  (PREVIOUS RECORD 55 SET IN 1967)

* - INDICATES OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE STATION FOR ANCHORAGE

So where are our 70s? It'll take a few days, but look for much warmer weather by the middle of next week. -BA